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Prime Property of the Week: World’s Most Wanted
Villefranche-sur-Mer, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
€25m
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Required Reading: Right to rent and the prime lettings industry
Landlords at the top end are likely to start placing more reliance on their agents for guidance on immigration checks, following the introduction of a controversial pilot scheme earlier this month
‘A year of two halves’ for prime central London lettings
It's been a year of two halves in the PCL lettings market, says Lucy Morton, with the supply and demand pendulum swinging towards supply in the latter half of the year
Mansion tax and the prime London lettings market: An impact assessment
About 20,000 rental properties in London are worth £2m or more, says Knight Frank. A mansion tax on the these homes could have some significant unintended consequences for tenants and landlords...
Scare B&B: Just how risky are short term lets?
Following recent reforms allowing Londoners to let their property on short leases without the need for permits, an increasing number of high value homes have appeared on short term letting websites. B
Prime Property of the Week: Tower Power
Penthouse, Cambridge House, One Tower Bridge
£15m
Private Tales: How my faith was restored in traditional estate agents
Bojana Stozinic has worked at two very different firms recently.
Scheme Players: How to form a successful joint venture
It seems as though most major property development projects now involve some form of joint venture. B
Wishing Wellness: The rise of the ensuite luxury spa
The design bar is being raised in private spas and "wellness areas" says Lawson Robb's Alix Lawson, as plunge pools and steam rooms are lifted out of the basement and into the light.
What’s hot for 2015: Maida Vale for investors; Marylebone for owner-occupiers
London-based buying agency Black Brick is tipping Maida Vale as the investment hotspot to watch next year, although Marylebone should remain the go-to option for discerning owner-occupiers...
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Prime Property of the Week: The Ultimate One-Bed?
One Hyde Park, Knightsbridge
£5.
Shabby-to-Chic: The Doer Upper’s Kensington project, done up
It may have come in over budget and behind schedule, but it's "not to shabby, even if I do say so myself," says Alan Page with pride from his doer upper project in Kensington as the sales agents get to work.